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Document · 1967
Billy Bonds, Club Appearance Record (799 games)
Record documenting Billy Bonds' all-time club-record 799 appearances and two FA Cup-winning captaincies.
- Object
- Document
- Date
- 1967 · 1988
- Player
- Billy Bonds1967–1988
- Competitions
- First Division
- FA Cup
On the record
Billy Bonds is West Ham's all-time appearance record holder with 799 games across two decades, captaining the FA Cup wins of 1975 and 1980. A symbol of the Club's working-class grit, he later managed the side and has a Boleyn Ground / London Stadium stand named in his honour.
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